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[QUOTE="weimedog, post: 62209, member: 20655"] I've had one for a while now. Its been a pleasent surprise. I have a V-Cross 503..maybe one of the first. I found many of the popular opinions about these machines to be false. The Dirt Rider Test in product review is the closest to my experience. So I will review a little: 1) Price. email me for details but the bottom line is I spent LESS than it would take to buy Blue here in Colorado and get it built to work for me. Yamaha's are way too soft stock and the dealers add sur-charges cause they can. 2) Parts. Part of the dealer agreements is a pre-purchase of parts. I was in Utah and they have parts that can be over night delivered to dealers. Remember ATK now is the distributer. The parts guy there is excellent. 3) Hard too start. Mine is the easiest thing to start I have owned in years short of a 125. It took figuring out that the choke can hurt more than help. On warm days I don't need choke. Mine is usually a one kick started hot or cold. Sometimes two. And the forward kick starter WAS funny at first but now I prefer it. 4) Won't turn. Thats BS. It is a neutral handler. Its not like a RM but its not like a Husqvarna either. I can take any line I want with no for-thought. Just drive. It is stable. And in the open natural terrain stuff its awesome. It does like to turn with throttle better than trailing throttle. Additional notes. I don't like the stock handle bars... I wish the tank had a larger cap. The fit and finish is excellent. Nice seat. Spokes haven't loosened yet. Clutch is awesome. Front brake is just OK. I hear different pads will make a large difference. Its not to the point its worth changing but when I replace the pads I will use something else. Tires stock are better than expected. Never was a Pirelli fan but mine stick well. Maybe a four stroke thing. Love the rear brake. Nice wide foot pegs. That auto-compression release is a god send. I found all I have to do is kick. The throttle is very light..almost too light. But after 60-70 miles of riding its just right. If you go from a two stroke to a four stroke, get used to the engine braking! Also the throttle response is instantanious off the bottom. I like it but it take getting used to for some. All four stroke are that way. Mine is much quieter than the Blue machines. The Enduro is even more so. The pipe looks like an after market thing. Looks great and is stainless steel as well. Don't need to buy any after market silencer as well. Its VERY hard to stall ..I haven't yet but I also raised the idle a bit. After a fall (yes I've had a few controled flops) it takes (oh my god!) TWO kicks. Just DON'T choke it and don't give it throttle. The transmission is awesome. Easy to shift under power, trailing throttle, every condition. Also easy to find nuetral. I've actually shifted with no clutch under full throttle (Got excited) and it just shifted with no problem. Its VERY easy to do standard maintainance like oil changes and cleaning filters. During break in I had a bit of "fuzz" on the two magnetic drain plugs, now they come out clean. Never had anything in the filter...which is a screen type and is re-usable. I've been using Bel-Ray synthetic gear oil. The Air filter is under the seat on the frame and is very accessable to make certain things seal right. The hardest part is pulling the plastic air filter frame from the foam. It only goes out one end. Once that's figured out its simple. Certainly easier than my bikes with an air box. I have check the carb after long rides, no silt gets in. My suspension was about right for me from tha factory. But I like things firm. Always have. With a couple of clicks it was to my liking. I didn't like the enduro's as much as it was soft for me. Like the Yamaha's. I have had NO problem of any kind with my VOR. Nothing rattles off. Nothing broke yet. No leaks. No problems of any kind. This is a first for me as all the new bikes I ever owned had some little thing go wrong. The V-Cross has the same motor as the MX versions. Its soft on the bottom and goes like hell on the top. Actually I like it better in the tight stuff than the Enduro version. I have ridden both. That softer off idle response helps me in the really tight stuff. My V-Cross runs crisp and clean at all RPM's. Just incredibly flexible. Best all around motor I ever experienced. Conversely the chassis of the Enduro is much better in the tight stuff. Its shorter and settles down in the stroke more as well. Ends up being 3-4 inches shorter in the real world of riding. The Enduro motor has a very strong bottom end and incredible mid range. I would recommend a 400 for the really tight stuff (east coast stuff, not western ) The Enduro's suspension is what some call plush. When things open up my V-Cross has the right chassis. It turns well for me and the high speed characteristics are excellent. Its no super cross machine but its just awesome for natural terrain MX, Hare Scrambles, and fast dessert and play riding. I guess its obvious I like mine. Part is I didn't expect as good a machine as this has turned out to be. Another surprise is the way it was delivered, I wouldn't even consider doing the typical aftermarket stuff all the other guys need to do. This is a hidden cost savings. I didn't need to re-valve or re-spring the suspension. I won't need a fancy new pipe. All I changed was the handle bars. If you have a good dealer, the VOR is a good option. Just pick the model with an honest assessment of what you plan to do. Oh yea, I did have one little thing when I changed bars. They like to route the cables through the cross bar, so I had to by a bar with a removable cross bar. Strange but true. Also when I put the brake control back on, I had the cable fitting touching the bar. This caused it to leak at that joint. By making CERTAIN the stainless steel brake hose fitting does not touch the bar solved that little mess. ------------------ 2001 VOR503 V-Cross 1982 husqvarna XC430 1974 Bultaco Frontera 360 6 Kids, Four Ride, 3 race. (cr125, yz80, 2 KX125's) Case 780, INT 1066, Ford LTL9000...and a Percheron [This message has been edited by weimedog (edited 04-20-2001).] [/QUOTE]
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